Glossary: Matroska Multimedia Container (.MKV)
July 9th, 2008 Posted in Glossary
From Wikipedia:
The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free Container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows.
Fun Fact:
Matroska is an English word derived from the Russian word “matryoshka” (Russian: матрёшка, IPA: [mɐˈtrʲoʂkə]), which means “nesting doll” (the common Russian egg-shaped doll within a doll).
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